Huawei Deals & Offers

Great laptop but only makes sense if you need the watch then its a great deal. Just comparing specs misses the premium quality of this laptop as its like a macbook copy. If you have previously had the fatter plastic laptops you be be blown away with how nice this is in comparison.

I am sure I do, but I will never knowingly buy anything made in China again. Evil and inhumane practices towards animals, ignoring the 2 systems 1 country treaty made on Hong Kong, the treatment of Muslims, the occupation of Tibet, SARS and now the Wuhan virus created by their dirty and illegal practices. We need to close them down until they reform their ways.

Lenovo had for a couple of days a model with the 3500u etc. for £275 available to all.

My first contribution was this actually “Wow I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again... be aware that the core equipment here - Ryzen 5 3500, 8gb RAM and 256gb SSD has been available in Windows laptops £100-£200 and even £250 cheaper than this in the past few months (use the search to find 20+ examples). Clearly this has some additional features to those more budget models but useful to know I hope“

What laptop do you have / would you buy? 🤡

For anyone keen, factor in the cost of a new battery

Have this as a spare and still going strong . A phone with very few limitations to honest

I upgraded to the P30 Pro last week and passed my mate 10 pro to the other half. It's still a hell of a phone by today's standards.

I think that's the same processor as the Galaxy A50. So distinctly mid-range

Top phone.

Much better software about and some of it passes safetynet if you can put up with Kirin..

Yeap I've always been a Hauwei/Honor fan, but didn't get Android 10 and no Google had blown it for me, I'm done unfortunately

Anyway, I think I gonna pass on this one, not for Google services, but for the value for money. For over £600 I want a 2-in-1 with windows and power. Since I already have selected several champions on my list, with high specs under £800, I think no Android tablets is worth so much money. I missed the galaxy tab s6 256gb LTE for around £450ish, and that was the right maximum price for the best android tablet. This huawei one is similar, and they don't even sell the 256gb version in UK. Now, this Matepad costs around £600ish with the bundle, the S6 256gb Lte would cost me around £760ish with the keyboard bundled and student discount..you know what? £@K 0FF to this prices. I'll go for serious Thinkpad or Miix series 2-in-1 series with wacom digitizer pen,and if needed will virtualise Android. They got horse power and cost the same or less. That all said, I might decide to look into the P40 Pro for it's amazing camera, I got enough IT skills to overcome the GMS $h1t

XDA always the place for anything like that...

Well, after 5 minutes of googling I found several methods, and this one working: https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-matepad-pro/how-to/how-to-install-google-play-store-huawei-t4062877/amp/ Now kind of wanting to buy this tablet, I'm after a new 2-in-1 with pen after all..

So with the gte2 you cannot use Strava, Map my Ride etc?

The Huawei Watch 2 uses Wear OS so you can use other apps available in Wear OS. However, the Watch GT, Watch GT2 & GT2e use Huawei's own OS 'Lite OS' which doesn't allow the installation of 3rd party apps. Hope this helps.

I've not changed any region on my app and the watch faces were there but have now gone. I too hope the next update brings them back but I'm not holding my breath.

I uninstalled the health app I installed from Huawei app gallery, and installed the version on Google play, and now I can see the watch faces :) thanks for the tip re the recent update!

Good to know, so it seems the latest update messed things up. I assume until the update on May 1st, you didn't have to bother changing the region etc, the watch faces were just visible? If so, I'll wait for the next update which will hopefully address this.Thanks

Garmin... get a Garmin 245 and it’s fantastic.... bonus is no one spy’s on you too!!!

Anyone recommend an alternative to this that is good for tracking activity on an indoor rowing machine?

Bit confused with all this and if anyone can advise it would be great. I heard that Huawei cannot use Wear OS. Does that mean Apps like Map my Run and Strava won't work on this platform?

This. Dealing with Huawei support is poor IMO. My Huawei Watch 2 case broke at the strap holder after 14 months and Huawei are saying it is customer damage when it is a common problem with the Watch 2. Refusing to budge and only offering to repair at £300 (watch only costs £160). Wish I had checked the Amazon 1 star reviews before buying.

Can you link this to vitality health insurance for points? Can't see it listed at vitality...

Yes Google play store and services on the Nova 5T, Honor20 and 20pro. The Honor 9x Pro does not, looks cracking phone otherwise. There is a thread on here (search 9x deals) with some good info on this subject.

Did it have the play store / Google services? I get confused as to the status of the embargo..

This is a really good phone for the money. I got my wife one a few months ago and was really impressed so got one for myself too. Im struggling to find a glass screen protector to fit it well though. I miss not having a micro sd slot too, and also the headphone socket once or twice.

Deal here. LIVE: Honor 20 Pro 256GB + Honor Band 5 or Wireless Earphones and Case £319.99 with coupon @ HiHonor | £312 with VIP! | Possible £288 https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/honor-20-pro-flip-cover-32999-direct-at-hihonor-3466070 Its kind of live. Some fun with coupons and discount codes and Vip. Note the site is a PITA, but once ordered and paid then all good. If you have VIP status i think it can still be got for a little less than £300.

Is the Honor 20 pro deal (£290) still available?

AMAZING phone, would recommend to all with big hands lol

P20 (standard one) here and still on Android 9 on both EE and Tesco networks. Very slow pushing out Android 10. Laughable really.

Just googled huawei mate 20 x overheating there does seem to be an issue, I am more than happy with phone, just glad its under warranty, and that it could be an expensive fix if the one on this deal does not have a good warranty

I know it's a cracking phone just the update situation naffs me off there worse than LG and that's saying something. You would think with all the problems they have they would be on the ball with updates. So when things do go back to normal ( Trump buggers off) people would buy there phones again, not me I'm afraid.

ummm mrswitch actually posted an offer on a grade B Mate 20 X original 4G version from CEX, price was £380, showing as deal expired now but I ordered it yesterday so deal needs un-expiring. Nothing wrong with used phones and if you want a decent one you have to pay a half decent price.

No, this watch uses Huawei's Lite OS and you can't install 3rd party apps.

do golf apps work on this?

I have hawuai p30 pro, are there any smart watches that you can actually receive calls on,texts and have WhatsApp?

I would love to get a reasonably priced smart watch that I can use with, for example 'hole 19 and back country navigator' It feels as though these sports are too specific to be included.

Can you load other apps on to this? eg Golf or walking trails apps.

Haha, no problem my friend :) The reason you can see the red light is because that is literally what it is The red light isn't the IR. The band shines two red lights onto the wrist, which helps display the red blood cells under the skin and the IR can then pick up the correct oxygen in the cells. You can't see the IR, just the red light which helps the IR to be more precise reading the oxygen. Pretty similar to when you put a torch light behind your finger and your finger glows red. This is the same process but with red light on top, it's stronger that way 😁 Edit: Just to add your watch will most likely read your breathing using a combination of oxygen in your blood along with your pulse reading. These combine give a good indication of the level you're breathing at. Especially useful and reliable whilst you sleep. Again, these aren't claiming to be medical equipment, but they do give a decent indication of levels (y)

Lol nw I didn't take it wrong. Thanks for the explanation, I just did the test measurement and saw the red light (which you shouldn't be able to see though if it was IR haha)... I am surprised as the feature was added during an update so I thought ok they are just playing with the HR and breathing rate (the GT2 measures breathing somehow, now I'm thinking it could be through the IR or the other sensor)

No problem

Thanks got one for my son. Really good

Oh it wasn't a go or aimed at you or anything, please don't think that my friend. I was just stating what I've found. Just to add though, my Honor 5 didn't come with the software and I had to update too like you. But it's not just a software update. My watch and your GT2 actually have the hardware added and built in it to read Sp02 levels. They have the IR hardware. If you look when you do a reading, you'll see the red IR lights and not the green heart rate reading lights.The reason we didn't have it originally is they kept it for the Chinese to use initially to be sure results were accurate before they rolled out the update with confidence that it worked properly. So the watches have to have the extra hardware in order to use the reader.

I love when you read reviews of today's phones and those with a 5000mAh are considered great because you won't need to charge it for the whole day! That's a year's worth of charge for a Nokia.

I still use a Samsung Galaxy S (the original) for phone calls, and get 10 days of battery life with a 5 year old replacement battery.

shame because it is a nice little phone and its only 17 months old...my Nokia 5210 is still going. My mum thinks it's quite modern and exciting, bless her.

Ouch! Those batteries must cost as much as the phone, plus add on your time to take the thing apart. I think you need a powerbank, or a very long extension lead.

A couple of days ago it was 7 hours but now it is down to 5 and that is with battery save running all the time too! I asked MrSwitch about the Mi A1 but he reckons it would be a step down. I might try one more battery off ebay before I pull the plug on this phone and buy a new one.

I still use mine, runs well with the April 2020 Software update.

Haha, its actually not that bad in person, the Interstellar Grey is a stunner as well.

Gee, that quad camera on the back of the 9s is ugly. When the phone drops out of my pocket at work I know what the first thing that hits the ground will be.

No probs mate

okay, great, thank you

Does anyone know the craic with the 5 euro voucher?

Mine arrived today (y)

Just ordered - £138.49 on my Halifax Clarity card. I got £75 for my GT and I intended to get a band 4 for my daughter anyway. Overall it's £33 for the upgrade (y)

Note that Huawei Health app requires Huawei Mobile Services version 4.0.0. This version is not available on the google play store, you have to download Huawei App Gallery as a third party apk. So the software experience is not brilliant.

Yes, there's been a new update.

Working upto 2 days ago as I did it for someone else on their p40 pro.

It doesnt work, look at the comments for those videos, major whinging because you cannot install GMS using the method they have shown..to date there is no 100% working workaround to get GMS on this device....you may have managed it but that method is now closed.

That's because Huawei developed it ;)

Thanks a pity (skeptical)

Absolutely gutted by the whole Google/Trump/China/Huawei thing. Their devices are absolutely stellar and along with Samsung, and to a lesser degree Xiaomi, the only genuine Android developer with a proper ecosystem of handsets, earbuds, watches etc. OEMS like Xiaomi and Oppo will step in a fill the void left by Huawei, which is good for the consumer, but its still such a shame the way this has all come about. Hopefully in the not too distant future when the world has calmed down a bit, we will see a return to the table for Huawei.

Just tried the paypal app, that works too.

Starling bank works fine for me.

Or straight to p60